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The Profile Dossier: José Andrés the Chef Who Wants to Feed the World

"A hot meal is comfort, dignity, hope — a sign that someone cares and that tomorrow will be better.”

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Polina Pompliano
Sep 07, 2022
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When people run away from a tragedy, chef José Andrés runs toward it.

As the founder of World Central Kitchen (WCK), Andrés flies out to the site and commences his emergency feeding operations. In the last 10 years, his nonprofit has set up field kitchens and fed thousands of survivors of earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, floods, and hurricanes.

And then d…

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